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Solid silicone rubber compositions as insulators from fire for electrical components

US4401491A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 1981
Grant dateAug 30, 1983
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2001

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2958
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for insulating electrical components located in a conduit from fire comprising mixing and pouring into the conduit a composition comrising a vinyl-containing polysiloxane polymer, an extending filler which is preferably alpha quartz, a platinum catalyst and a hydrogen-containing polysiloxane. The composition is allowed to surround the electrical components in the conduit and cured at room temperature to a solid silicone elastomer. Such a process has been found imminently suitable for insulating electrical components in a nuclear plant from fire for an extended period of time so as to maintain the electrical integrity of the components.

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